Prayagraj vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Prayagraj and Rishīkesh.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Prayagraj averaged an AQI of 80 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 6-point (8%) gap, with Prayagraj the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 339 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 256 of them; the average daily gap was 35 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Prayagraj peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Prayagraj logged 0.2% Severe days and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Prayagraj 69 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) from 2021 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Prayagraj reached AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Prayagraj spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).